Marc Morial
Marc Morial
Marc Haydel Morialis an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1994 to 2002. He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 January 1958
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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For me, I have no political ego in this thing with respect to any other leader and what they might feel is appropriate or necessary in what they're going to try to do... We need everybody on the front lines.
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Technology is permeating every single thing we do, ... And to the extent that we can better expose our young people to all the different ways that technology can be used, not just for video games or toys, we're planning for the future.
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You are demonstrating here in Houston that you are willing to be your brothers and sisters' keepers in a time of need,
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Today is a giant step forward, ... The president heard us and responded.
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We'll rebuild, of course, ... But what made New Orleans is the polyglot, the tapestry, the mosaic, the gumbo. So the French Quarter gets most of the attention, but the Quarter feeds from the arteries of the neighborhoods.
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She was singular in the role that she played, and she can't be replaced.
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The Society of American Civil Engineers, someone who's going to come in and say to the public, we've looked at, we've examined, we've reviewed the repairs and we think they're strong enough to withstand the type of hurricane that - that could hit the city this season.
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A great American city is fighting for its life.
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The mayor has got to work closely with a wide variety of people, his city council, state legislature, governor, business community, labor community, president and the congress in order to be able to do this.
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We've lost our city. I fear it's potentially like Pompeii.
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We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here, he would challenge us and exhort us.
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Turning back the clock is a powerful message, ... These folks don't have to be convinced who to vote for.
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That is why we have determined to let the investigation take its course.
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To outsiders, you are seen as a shining light. You are seen as a beacon.